Welcome to the Alford Family Home Page!

Updated: 09 February 2014

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Please note: All links to Sunny's pages no longer work. Without
notice, AOL eliminated all these pages. I am in the process of reloading
this information. If you have information, photographs, diaries, family
history, etc. on the Alford and related families please contact Jim Adams.

Connection to the Adams family: George W. (Alford) was orphaned and was taken in by the Franklin Adams family and later married Effa Mae Adams.
Notes by Kathy Linderholm, submitter: George Wallace Adams, was born
George Washington Alford, son of George Washington Alford and Ann Marie
Stewart. He changed his name to Adams, but was never formally adopted by
F.B. Adams. His sister Stella died prior to their parents deaths in
1863.

George Washington Alford
(09 Dec 1831 - 28 Jul 1863) was born in Eramosa Twp., Wellington County,
Ontario, Canada and died in Baton Rouge, LA. He married Ann Maria
Stewart (11 Oct 1837 - 22 Oct 1864) on 29 Mar 1853. From Lawton, MI
George enlisted at Dowagiac for 3 years service at the age of 28 as a
Corporal on 03 Aug 1861. He served with the regiment until he was
wounded in action on 30 June 1863 at Port Hudson, LA. He was taken to
Baton Rouge, LA where he died on 28 July 1863 and is buried in the
National Cemetery, Grave #2381 in Baton Rouge. His Michigan service
record lists him as George W. Alfred. Two of his siblings died in 1853, his mother died in 1909. (See James Gunn's wiki on George Washington Alford)

Sixth Michigan Infantry Regiment Flag.
The Sixth MI Infantry was mustered into service in Kalamazoo in Aug
1861 but did not receive its two flags -- both bearing the motto "Do
Your Duty" -- until after the troops left MI. Only this one survives.

3. George W. (Alford) Adams (28 Jan 1859 - 13 Feb 1941). He was
born in Lawton, Van Buren, MI and died at Mt. Carmel, Detroit, Wayne, MI
and is buried in the Bly Cemetery, Marcellus, Cass, MI. He married Effa May Adams (28 Feb 1866 - 10 Feb 1954) on 05 May 1891.

By the time George was 5, his father, mother, brother (Frank) and
sister, Stella had died. Young George was taken in by Franklin Bildad
Adams and subsequently took the name Adams. At some point he changed his
middle name Washington to Wallace and no one in the family knows the
reason. He obtained his teaching credentials on the basis of his high
school education.

Notes from Jack Adams: George was taken in but never adopted by Franklin B. & Lucinda (Fletcher) Adams.

From Jack Adams 27 may 1997: by the time he was five his father,
mother, and a brother Frank, and a sister Stella were all dead. He was
taken in by Franklin Bildad Adams
and subsequently took the name Adams. At some point he changed his
middle name Washington to Wallace no one knows why. He obtained his
teaching credentials on the basis of his high school education. I have
one of his report cards and for that period he had a score of 99.9 per
cent.

From Kathy Linderholm:
Youngest child of George Wallace & Martha Stewart Alford at the age
of 82 years, 2 weeks & 2 days. At the age of five years he was left
an orphan. His father died of wounds incurred in a battle in Louisiana
{Port Hudson in 1863 according to Jack Adams} and is buried in Baton
Rouge. His mother, brother, and sister died that same summer, leaving
George, the youngest child in the family. He was adopted by Mr. &
Mrs. Franklin B. Adams of Lawton, both of whom have preceded him in death. He was united in marriage to Effie May Adams May 5, 1890.

Obituary: Unknown Newspapers

George Wallace Adams was born January 28, 1859 at Lawton, Mich., the
youngest child of George Wallace and Martha Stewart Alford. He died Feb.
13, at the age of 82 years, two weeks and two days at Detroit. At the
age of five years he was left an orphan. His father died of wounds
incurred in a battle in Lousiana and is buried in Baton Rouge. His
mother, brother, and sister died that same summer leaving George, the
youngest child of the family. He was adopted by Mr. and Mrs. Franklin B. Adams of Lawton, both of whom have preceded in death. He was united in marriage to Effie May Adams
May 5, 1890. They resided on a farm in Porter township five years.
Later moving to Marcellus where they lived until 14 years ago when they
moved to Detroit where he lived until his death. He leaves his devoted
wife, the children, Harry of Wilmington, Cal., Helen of Los Angeles, Cal., Hazel at home, Hyldred of Coloma and Jack
at home and seven grandchildren, other relatives, and a host of
friends. Funeral services were held Sunday, Feb. 16 at Romig funeral
home with Rev. H. E. Kohn officiating. Burial in Marcellus cemetery.

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The following out-of-town friends and relatives were here to attend
the funeral of George Adams: Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Sykes and Mrs. DeHaven,
Benton Harbor; Mr. and Mrs. Alec Gale, Sodus; Mr and Mrs. S. N. Lowry
and Mr. and Mrs. Norman Knipp, Dearborn; Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lowry, St.
Johns; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Adams and Mr. and Mrs. Dell, Kline, Lawton;
Miss Jessie Winchell and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Pomery, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs.
Don Price, Kalamazoo and Earl Copley and son Allen of Decatur.

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Mr. and Mrs. F. N. Lowry, Mr. and Mrs. Knipp of Dearborn and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Lowry of St. John, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Castner. They attended the funeral services of George Adams, Sunday.

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Notes by submitter: George Wallace Adams, was born George Washington
Alford, son of George Washington Alford and Ann Maria Stewart. He
changed his name to Adams, but was never formally adopted by F.B. Adams.